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SUMMARY:Journeys For Home: One-to-One with  Kamal Al-Solaylee and Marcello Di Cintio
DESCRIPTION:Our headlines underscore the geopolitical forces that shape these tumultuous times\, but too infrequently do we hear from voices whose lives and homes are impacted by such pressures. Two exceptional journalists and authors share such stories—and discuss their motivation to seek them out. Kamal Al-Solaylee’s Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From includes conversations with dozens of people like himself who have chosen to—or long to—return to their homelands. Driven\, by Marcello Di Cintio\, shares conversations with taxi drivers\, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard\, to the Westboro Baptist Church\, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase. There are thousands of unknown stories around us. By hearing them\, we see the world in a new light. \n\nPresented in partnership with SFU Library.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/journeys-for-home-one-to-one-with-kamal-al-solaylee-and-marcello-di-cintio
LOCATION:Revue Stage
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SUMMARY:What Strange Paradise: Omar El Akkad in Conversation with Mark Medley
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nOmar El Akkad’s masterpiece\, American War\, captivated readers with its eerie possibility; the brutality of war in the near future when the United States is once again divided in bloodshed\, this time about fossil fuels. His follow up\, What Strange Paradise\, is equally prescient: a devastating yet beautiful story of two children against the backdrop of the refugee crisis\, and the dehumanization of those who must flee home. The New York Times has said it “deserves to be an instant classic.” El Akkad’s writing is both fortune-telling dystopia and precise cultural criticism; a necessary writer who probes our humanity. He speaks with Globe and Mail editor\, Mark Medley\, about his work and the future.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/what-strange-paradise-omar-el-akkad-in-conversation-with-mark-medley
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Winter Wives: Linden MacIntyre in Conversation with David Ebner
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling\, award-winning author\, journalist\, and broadcaster Linden MacIntyre is invited to our Festival year after year. Not only because he’s in popular demand from our audience\, but also because every event proves to be a captivating conversation about storytelling and what makes us human. In conversation\, MacIntyre will speak about his new book\, The Winter Wives\, which weaves together threads of crime\, disability\, and dementia. Two old friends couldn’t be more different—Allan is a successful and wealthy sportsman; Byron lives at home caring for his ill mother and has a disability resulting from a childhood illness. The fault lines between them start to show. But when Allan suffers a stroke\, both friends are forced to confront their weaknesses and strengths\, and the tangles of their relationship. \n\nUpdated: Please note that the venue for this event has been updated\, and will take place at Revue Stage.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-winter-wives-linden-macintyre-in-conversation-with-david-ebner
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Word! Spoken Word For Adults with Lili Robinson\, jaye simpson\, and Brandon Wint
DESCRIPTION:Update: This event is hosted by Anjalica Solomon. \nOur Spoken Word event series\, curated by award-winning poet and spoken word artist Jillian Christmas\, is an effervescent\, powerful highlight of our youth programming every year. We’re so excited to bring this exceptional series to the rest of our audience for the first time. Performers include Fringe New Play Prize-winner\, playwright\, poet\, actor\, and community organizer Lili Robinson\, as well as jaye simpson: an Oji-Cree Saulteaux Indigiqueer from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Their work has been published in various publications and their latest work\, it was never going to be okay\, was shortlisted for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers and won the Indigenous Voices Award. Brandon Wint is an Ontario-born poet\, spoken word artist\, and educator whose poems and essays have been published in national anthologies. Divine Animal is his debut book of poetry. These are artists at the top of their game; whose vocalization will move\, rivet\, and provoke. Come find out what the excitement is about. \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Anjalica Solomon.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/word-spoken-word-for-adults-with-jaye-simpson-and-brandon-wint
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:UBC Creative Writing:  Night Class With Billy-Ray Belcourt\,  Tanya Lloyd Kyi\, Sarah Leavitt\,  and Lindsay Wong
DESCRIPTION:Now a staple of the Festival\, this interactive\, unpredictable workshop offers writing tips\, tricks\, and cues from six members of UBC Creative Writing’s illustrious department. Participants will learn key writing skills in five minutes or less through nimble\, electrifying craft and rapid-fire creativity. Try out concepts and ask questions before listening to UBC students share model work. Full of invigorating thought exercises\, Night Class explores a wide array of styles and genres\, from poetry\, song\, and screenwriting to comics\, nonfiction\, and YA. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to gain key insights that will help take your writing to the next level. \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Alix Ohlin. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is suitable for new and established authors. Check our website for further info\, including instructor bios. \nPresented in collaboration with UBC Creative Writing.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ubc-creative-writing-night-class-with-billy-ray-belcourt-tanya-lloyd-kyi-sarah-leavitt-and-lindsay-wong
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Good Reads With Shashi Bhat\, Jael Richardson\, and Lisa Bird-Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Journey Prize Winner Shashi Bhat’s latest work is darkly funny\, moving\, and unsettling. The Most Precious Substance on Earth is a page-turning coming-of-age novel that explores how silence can shape a life. FOLD Festival Director and CBC q books columnist Jael Richardson already plays an important role in shaping Canadian literature. Her debut\, Gutter Child\, is a must-read dystopian novel set in a world where the most vulnerable must gain freedom by working off their debt to society. Lisa Bird-Wilson’s Probably Ruby is an audacious and brave work about an adopted woman’s search for her Indigenous identity. Join us for a must-listen conversation about three must-read titles this season. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Jen Sookfong Lee. \n\n\n\n\n\nShashi Bhat (appearing in-person)\nJael Richardson (appearing in-person)\nLisa Bird-Wilson (appearing virtually)
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/good-reads-with-shashi-bhat-jael-richardson-and-lisa-bird-wilson
LOCATION:Revue Stage
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